Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-02-17
suspended operations by a vote of Al

suspended operations" by q vote Of Al
to 8.
H. B. 141, Concerning the powers and
rights of railroad corporations, by a vote
of Al to ont.
III. b. 2S7, ITO impose n tax on collater-
al inheritances, d~istributiye shares and
legacies," by a vote of AZ to 10.
H. b. IT'S, Concerning ferries, toll
bridges, water courses and mills" was re-
iected by a vote of % to 26. Mr.. Gorrell
moved to reconsider the vote, but the mo-
ton was laid on the table.
The House then took a recess until 7:3O
p. m.
The House assembled at the expiration
Of the recess and resumed the consideration
of its business.
Mr.. Shaw, from the Committee on Edu-
cation, reported the bill, Creating a
commission to select and contract for GER
tain free school text books" and by his
motion the rules were suspended and the
bill was read a first time and ordered to q
second reading
On motion of Mr.. Chipley the rules
were suspended and Ii. B. $40, TO limit
the number of witnesses in a preliminary
hearing Of criminal cases before Justices"
was taken up and read a second time. Tit
bill OccasiOned a warm debate and several
amendments TO it were offered and adopted.
Messrs. Chipley, Lucas and Hoke were the
principal speakers in favor of the bill and
Messrs Ragland, Kidd, Haganr, Young
and McCOmbs spoke against it The bill
was, BY motion of Mr.. Yeager, indefinitely
postponed.
By motion of Mr.. Lucas, the vote by
which H. B. 141, concerning the rights
and powers of railroad corporations, was
passed, was recOnSidered.
Mr.. Hagans then amended the bill by
adding to it a provision requiring that If
any railroad company shall fail TO begin
the construction of the road or to expend
10 per cent of the capital upon it within
three years from the date of its articles Of
association, or fail to finish it within ten
years from said time, the rights and pow
ers of the road shall cease.
The bill was then passed by a vote of As
to IL.
Mr.. Sydenstricker offered the following
resolution which was agreed to-
II. j. X. No. 90
ReSOired by the Legislature Of West JTgtnid;
/. That a Joint Committee of two Sen
atOrs be appointed by the President of the
Senate, and three Delegates TO he appoint
ed by the Speaker of the House of Dele
gates, whose duty it shall be to investi-
gate the books in the auditors Office and
ascertain whether since the 4th of March,
1887, the School Fund has received its
proper proportion of the moneys that have
come into the Treasury, whether more Of
the taxes returned delinquent have been
charged to the School Fund than ought to
have been charged; whether all
appropriations paid to 10 the
School Fund have been paid in
accordance with the law making them and
if not, what sum is due because of such
failure. What debts the State owed to the
School Fund at the close of the last fiscal
year, the date of each, and to what time
the interest on each has been paid.
=. Said committee is hereby granted
power to send for persons and papers and
to investigate such other books and
papers belonging to the State as may be
necessary to the proper prosecution of the
matter with which it is hereby charged,
and TO report by bill or otherwise.
III. h. 800, ''In relation to the sale of
real estate for taxes, forfeiture for non
payment and nOn-aSsessment of taxes, and
transfer of title vested in the State" was
passed by a vote OF AZ to II.
II. b. PAT, ''In relation to serving of
notices against corporations" was passed
by a vote of 81 to none.
The following resolution offered by Mr..
Hagans was then agreed to:
WHEREAS, The Speaker of this House
this day directed the Hon. John J. Chip
ley, n member of this House, to carry to
the Senate 4 message informing that hon
Orable body that the House OF Delegates
had passed II. b.. 140, and asked the con-
currence of the Senate therein, and
WHEREAS, The said John j. Chipley
has reported TO the House that when he was
about to deliver said message to the Senate,
that body being then in session, yet the
Senate declined and refused to recognize
the said John J. Chiplcy and refused to re-
ceive the message and bill which he was
requested to deliver. Therefore,
Resolred, That this House cannot ignore
the action of the Senate as aforesaid, and
this House is compelled to declare that the
action of the Senate Us aforesaid, is a gross
breach of courtesy as well as of Joint Rule
No. /, and has a tendency to destroy the
respect and harmony which should be
sacredly preserved in all intercourse be-
tween the Houses of the Legislature, and
which the House of Delegates would fain
believe to be susceptible of satisfactory eX-
PLANTATION. thought TO be due; and
Resoired, That a copy of this preamble
and resolution he transmitted to the Sen
ate by the Clerk of the House.
The House then adjourned until tO-mor-